I often look at my life and ask if I only had a short time to live, am I doing what’s truly in my heart? Are there things I need to eliminate from my life? Are there things that I’ve left undone? This might not seem “positive” to some but I find it to be very helpful tool.
I understand that we all want to think we have all time in the world but I’ve watched too many of my loved ones pass to live with my head under that sand dune. It can be a bit scary sometimes to really go there but I find it can also really help me put things into perspective; it sets my priorities straight faster than any other exercise I’ve found.
On the most superficial level, I do save “those shoes” and “that dress” for just the right occasion and forget that today is occasion enough. I’m trying to get better at this. (As foolish as I might look in my sequined dress and satin boots at the local diner. Wink.) More importantly, I’m reminded to ask myself what this life is all about? What is the purpose? We can all get so caught up in day-to-day living and surviving that we forget to ask the deepest questions in our heart.
I know It can seem a little simplistic at first glance, but ultimately it all comes down to love–to giving love, expressing love, BEING love. So I begin to ask myself how I can open a way for more love to pour through me? The love pool is infinite within each of us so there are always opportunities to express more love. Today I’m looking for ways to do that (while wearing a few sequins). xo
Princess Sassy Pants & Co.™ 
About a year ago, I was diagnosed with cortico basal syndrome, its a kind of dementia. Your words are exactly how I feel and how I live and your posts and stories really brighten my day. Thank you.
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Gosh, you seem to read my mind so often. My thinking many times goes to days of life, more so now that I am 76. Just Thankful that I really don’t know, and leave that to God who has them numbered. Wish I had a Sequin dress, we could be twins.
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And sending you lots of love and deep gratitude for your gifts!
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I think that sequined dress and satin boots are perfect attire for the diner….it would set people to thinking maybe they should live their lives more fully too…..and you have got me thinking once again that I am playing small….what am I waiting for! Love is key for this year and moving forward….key to happiness and hope!
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LOVE THIS ! and i need to learn to wear that dress (or tiara) and get the negative out of my life
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